Angine de Poitrine sells out Le Poisson Rouge debut — SkimNews
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- Angine de Poitrine played their sold-out New York debut at Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday, the first of two back-to-back shows at the 700-capacity venue that had been sold out for months after a KEXP YouTube video of the duo neared 20 million views.
- Klek and Khn performed in upgraded papier-mâché masks and polka-dot costumes that now light up bright yellow, debuting that feature during a call-and-response on "Tamebsz" from their 2024 debut album Vol I.
- Khn broke a string three-quarters through the set on the custom two-necked microtonal guitar/bass, requiring a guitar tech to thread a replacement through the back of the instrument while Khn jammed on the remaining strings alongside drummer Klek.
- When the replacement string failed to hold, the duo launched into "Sarniezz" — the only moment in the show where their signature riffs sounded different from their recorded versions.
- The set closed without an encore and none was demanded, with the reviewer noting the light-up masks and comically long glow-in-the-dark water-bottle straws offered rare glimpses of the humans behind the spectacle.
Why it matters: For a duo whose nearly 20-million-view KEXP video built their reputation entirely in-studio, the Le Poisson Rouge shows proved their hyper-technical compositions translate live — though a broken string on a custom microtonal two-necker exposed how dependent that sound is on instruments nobody else owns.
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